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FXUS65 KBYZ 131926 AAA
AFDBYZ
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1226 PM MST FRI FEB 13 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MOSTLY DRY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
- GUSTY WINDS RETURN TO THE FOOTHILLS THIS WEEKEND; UP TO A 50%
CHANCE OF GUSTS REACHING 50 MPH AT LIVINGSTON.
- BECOMING COOLER AND MORE UNSETTLED BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH THURSDAY...
A WARM AND DRY PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY, WITH
TEMPERATURES 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES GENERALLY IN THE 50S F. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS (20%
CHANCE) ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS THIS
WEEKEND, BUT THE PROBABILITY FOR AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION REMAINS
BELOW 50%.
WINDS WILL BE BREEZY AT TIMES ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING PERIODS
FROM LIVINGSTON TO NYE, WHERE WIND GUSTS IN THE 30S TO NEAR 50 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED (50% CHANCE OF REACHING 50 MPH AT LIVINGSTON).
WIND WILL BE BREEZY AT TIMES AS WELL ALONG THE US191 CORRIDOR WITH
WINDS GUSTING 20S TO 40S MPH FROM BIG TIMBER NORTH THROUGH
HARLOWTON (STRONGEST ON SUNDAY). MID-LEVEL WINDS (30-40KTS AT 700
MB) LOOK TO PEAK ON SUNDAY WITH A WEAK WAVE FLATTENING THE RIDGE,
THOUGH THE CHANCE FOR 50 MPH GUSTS REMAIN AROUND 20%.
HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK, ENSEMBLES CONTINUE TO PROG THE UPPER RIDGE
OVER THE REGION BREAKING DOWN TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, WITH
GENERAL TROUGHING SETTING UP OVER THE REGION. AS OF NOW, IT
REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF A WELL-ORGANIZED SYSTEM DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE
AREA, THOUGH THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR MULTIPLE WAVES TO LIFT
THROUGH THE REGION BRINGING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION, INCLUDING
ACCUMULATING SNOW. WHILE THE OVERALL DETAILS REMAIN UNCERTAIN,
CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE FOR AT LEAST A CHANGE TO COOLER AND MORE
ACTIVE WEATHER, WITH PERIODS OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES
ARE FORECAST IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK
AND ON NEXT WEEK, RIGHT AROUND TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL FOR THE
TIME OF YEAR. STP
AVIATION
BREEZY WSW WINDS (GUSTS 30-40KTS) ARE FORECAST FOR KLVM WITH THE
STRONGEST GUSTS OCCURRING BETWEEN 00Z AND 16Z. WSW WINDS OF
10-15KTS ARE EXPECTED AT KBIL. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE
ENTIRE PERIOD. WMR
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS
SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI
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BIL 028/057 034/058 031/058 032/052 025/040 023/042 022/042
00/B 01/B 10/B 15/W 33/J 32/J 22/J
LVM 029/051 035/053 032/053 033/047 025/041 023/039 021/038
00/N 11/N 11/B 35/W 43/J 32/J 22/J
HDN 025/059 029/059 028/060 031/052 023/042 020/044 019/043
00/B 00/B 10/B 16/W 44/J 33/J 23/J
MLS 025/054 029/054 029/055 031/047 021/035 016/035 014/035
00/B 00/E 10/B 05/W 43/J 22/J 11/B
4BQ 027/057 030/058 028/058 034/053 024/040 020/041 018/041
00/B 00/B 10/U 05/W 32/J 22/J 21/B
BHK 024/052 027/052 026/051 029/044 020/035 014/032 013/033
00/B 00/B 10/B 06/W 54/J 22/J 22/J
SHR 021/056 027/058 025/057 029/051 020/041 018/040 015/041
00/B 00/B 00/B 16/W 44/J 43/J 32/J
BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MT...NONE.
WY...NONE.
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